Improved tide-power



Wfuy/ tem E, and -niay be turned by. the/waterom the former, as it flows along the channel to the latter; or

- any other suitable form of hydraulic machinery may be `combined with my apparatus, and be-operated bythe.

force of the water,"as it falls fronLone of thc-4 said cis# ternsto the other "or the water entering the cistern D may be conveycdaway to feed salt-pits or baths, or to inundate' ditches, or answer many other-useful purposes;

or it'may, by means of the chute, or pipe g, be'car ried to another cistem 'or cisterne beyond the -cistern D, an'dwhen thewaves 'cifftheladjacent sea are coming in with great force, these further or other cisterne may advantageously be -filled', in order to serve as receivers to furnishwater and forcetopropel the machinery atl'- iter-the seahasbecome calm,- and, thereby prevent the wcrkingof the apparatus from being interrupted. It will be, obvious A that after the water. has performed -its d uty,it mnst be conveyed away and returnedagain 'to the sea, and'this is eecte'd by means of .the outlet.

already ,described in connection with the description of the cistern E. y f Upon coasts where the tides rise and fall considerably, a modification of the above-described apparatusv "will be usuallynecessary, andiigs.`4 and 5 of the draw-y ings illustrate some of thesemodications. In these gnreathe 'mahinery,fwhich is propelled by the force of the water, is placed upon a suitably-constructed 'pon-I toon, N, adapted to rise and fall, accordingf to the varying levelof the sea, caused by the flux and refluxof A"the tide, and'in this manner-the due'relationwill at all timeslbe l.preserved between the height to whichA the l `waye'srise, by virtue of their agitation, and the level.

-of the Vsea when calm. i

This dierence of elevation can alsofbe availed of at all :time-s, by constructing the dike at the proper height,

Y and providing it with the rcquisitenumber-of conduits, "to suit'any particular locality.

In tig. 4, the vertical bari attached to the ma-` chi-nel/y placed on the pontoon', pai-takes of the risingand-falling movement of the latter, and may be propi erly tinted to serve as a pinion, and the fintings should extend along a sutiicient length ofthe harto enable it, in allits positions, to communicate motion to the gears k k,an'd, thereby, to thc axle l.

. vThe `dotted lines and red'letters in this figure-,showthev positionof the system athigh. tide, the full lines effect.

and black letters being taken to represent it in its'postion at low tide.

' If desired, the flutes on the bar i may be made in winding curves, or as a. screw, and produce the same VThe tube o, in this figure, also illustratesY one mode Iin which powermay be applied tol a turbine-wheel, or

other suitable machinery, by a fall yof water, in this ap- 'paratns, `i'roin varying elevations.

This'tube may be constructed of sail-cloth, covered s ,with pitch, or it may be of India rubber, or other suitable material, and it may be shaped like a bellows, or have any other convenient form. Its operation will be obvionsf'without further description,

.tion from the water which falls from thecistern D. In this case, in-ordei` that its movement may be imparted lettersY in red represent the position o f the system at 'out seyeralof the many ways inwhich it may be use-4 fully employed,

vI laim, and'desire to secure by rLetters Patent- 1. The dike, provided with the conduits, .or passages set .fort-h, in combination with the receivingcistern, or

receptacle D, provided with a suitable channel, or passage, adapted to permit water to' fall -from said cistern, the whole operating substantially as described.

. 2. The combination of the dike, containing the con.

duits, or passages, as set forth, with the cisterne D and E, substantially as 4and for the purposesdescribedv 3. The dike, provided with the conduits, or passages set forth, in combination with 'the cistern 1) and the canal gg,si1hstantially asand for the purposes described. 4. `The arrangement, in the cistern E, of the hydrau- -lic wheel V, and the pontoon N, operating as shown and described. l

Witnesses: JOSE RUIZ LEON.

H. R. DE LA Rnm'rmn, Q L. V. SCHMIDT.

Fig. 5 represents a hydraulic wheel, V, receiving mo- 

